roselle

Meanings

Plural: roselles

Noun

East Indian sparsely prickly annual herb or perennial subshrub widely cultivated for its fleshy calyxes used in tarts and jelly and for its bast fiber
Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.

Origin / Etymology

Uncertain. Perhaps an alteration or misapprehension of French oseille denoting this plant, specific use of oseille sorrel; perhaps compare also sorrel.

Synonyms

bissap, Guinea sorrel, Hibiscus sabdariffa, jamaica, Jamaica sorrel, putwa, red sorrel, rozelle, sorrel

Scrabble Score: 7

roselle is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
roselle is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
roselle is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

roselle is a valid Words With Friends word